Monthly Archives: December 2009

Um, sure.

How did this get past QA?

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Less Is More? Or Not?

Is a temperature of -70° C less or more than -80° C? I ask because of something I read in a news story about the mountain range under the Antarctic ice sheets. The story reads, “Conditions are brutal; temperatures can … Continue reading

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Oll Raigth?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUi6UEQh00[/youtube] According to this site, this video is: “An Italian singer wrote this song with gibberish to sound like English. If you’ve ever wondered what other people think Americans sound like, this is it.” I’ve often believed that people who … Continue reading

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What the Hell Happened Here?

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Learn to F***ing Spell!

This site is fantastic. I wish I had the graphic design skills the person behind this site has. Perhaps seeing the in-your-face graphics will force bad spellers to remember the rules. Or not.

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